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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Orestes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how many prisoners did Clytemnestra release in addition to Aegisthus?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

2. What did the soldiers want to do to Achilles in Chapter 1, when he asked that Iphigenia not be killed?
(a) Drown him.
(b) Stab him.
(c) Stone him.
(d) Slit his throat.

3. In Chapter 2, who finds the house of the old woman where the boys are staying?
(a) The farmer.
(b) Two women and a couple children.
(c) An old man.
(d) Two guards.

4. Who was rumored to have killed Aegisthus' two half brothers and served them at a feast?
(a) Clytemnestra's father-in-law.
(b) Clytemnestra's father.
(c) Agamemnon's grandfather.
(d) Agamemnon's uncle.

5. What was the name of the woman who returned with Agamemnon?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Hermione.
(c) Agathe.
(d) Daphne.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the man die in Chapter 2 whom the guards find and take water from?

2. In Chatper 2 in the story Mithros told, how long did swans fly?

3. In Chapter 3, when there is a revolt, who defeats the marauding forces?

4. In Chapter 4, when Leander and Orestes come to the house of Leander's mother's family, how long do they stay?

5. In Chapter 3, when a messenger comes with a message for Aegisthus' what does Electra sees in Aegisthus' eyes?

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